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The Star-Spangled Banner, better-known to some as the national anthem of the U.S.A., was first sung exactly 195 years ago, we’re told. Though it was not approved as the official national anthem until 1931, the 1814 poem “Defence of Fort McHenry” by Francis Scott Key was immediately set to the popular British drinking song “The [...]

Historical fact: during the Great Depression the only Christmas presents you’d get were sepia-toned clothing and cuts in the soup line. But now that we’re officially in another recession right before the non-denominational holiday season, let’s turn to the country’s ever-dwindling pool of journalists for on-the-cheap gift guides. Video game consoles and chocolate orange [...]